UNC President Tom Ross to Give Committee Its Charge at First Meeting on
Tuesday

WINSTON-SALEM – The chair and members of
the Chancellor Search Committee for the
University of North Carolina School of
the Arts (UNCSA) have been announced.

Robert L. “Rob” King III, the vice chair
of the UNCSA Board of Trustees, will
chair the search committee to recommend
a successor to Chancellor John Mauceri.

The 18-member search committee includes
representatives of the Board of
Trustees, faculty, staff, student body,
alumni and the community.

“We are initiating a national search for
the best leader for the School of the
Arts,” King said. “As we begin our
celebration of the 50th
anniversary of the founding of the
school in 2013 and the opening of the
school in 2015, the selection of the
next chancellor is an incredibly
important decision. This is a crucial
time for the arts and arts education in
America. Our goal is to ensure that our
next leader is the person to take the
school forward into the 21st
century while building upon the history
made by our founders.”

The search committee will recommend a
slate of finalists to the UNCSA Board of
Trustees, which will vote on the slate
to recommend to UNC President Tom Ross.
Ross then will recommend a candidate to
the UNC Board of Governors, which elects
the new chancellor.

Ross will give the Chancellor Search
Committee its charge at the committee’s
first meeting, to be held from 1-5 p.m.
Tuesday, Oct. 23, in the Hanes Student
Commons, Eisenberg Social Hall, Ground
Level, on the campus at 1533 South Main
St. Also on the agenda are the
development of a leadership statement,
establishing the search timetable, and
review of search firms. The meeting is
open to the public.

Mauceri, UNCSA’s seventh chancellor,
notified President Ross on Oct. 1 that
he plans to step down, effective June
30, 2013. Mauceri, who will have
completed seven years as chancellor on
that date, plans to return to his roots
and focus fully on conducting and
writing again.

King said the Chancellor Search
Committee will be holding public forums
to provide all constituents with the
opportunity to give input into the
search, such as what characteristics
they hope to see in the next chancellor.
He also said that a new webpage will be launched soon to
keep the campus community and the public
informed about the committee’s work.

King, of Winston-Salem, is the CEO of
Bob King Automotive Group, a franchised
automobile dealer holding Hyundai, Kia,
Mazda, and Mitsubishi franchises. He was
appointed to the Board of Trustees in
2010. He has also served two terms on
the UNCSA Foundation Board, including a
term as president; on the UNCSA Board of
Visitors; on previous searches for
chancellor and chief advancement
officer; and as chair of the school’s
Business Friends. He and his wife,
Robyn, both serve on the Giannini
Advisory Committee. They are also active
in the North Carolina arts community.

Other search committee members are:

Representing the Board of Trustees

Charlie Lucas of Charlotte, Chair, Board
of Trustees

Claire Christopher of Winston-Salem

Barbara Goodmon of Raleigh

John Williams of Lewisville; also an
alumnus

Representing the Students

Nick Correa, Student Government
Association President

Representing the Faculty

Dale Pollock, Faculty Council Chair;
School of Filmmaking

Bob Francesconi, Assistant Dean, School
of Drama

Jamie Call Blankinship, School of Design
and Production; also an alumna

Jonathan Milner, Division of Liberal
Arts, High School Academic Program

Representing the Staff

Nyambi Shannon, Past Chair, Staff
Council

David English, Associate Provost and
Dean of Graduate Studies

Representing the UNCSA Foundation

Judy Watson, Foundation Board

Ralph Womble, Foundation Board

Representing the Community

Lynn Eisenberg, Board of Visitors

Milton Rhodes, Board of Visitors

J.D. Wilson, Board of Visitors

Ex-Officio

Tom Kenan of Chapel Hill, Board of
Trustees Emeritus member

As America’s first state-supported arts
school, the University of North Carolina
School of the Arts is a unique
stand-alone public university of arts
conservatories. With a high school
component, UNCSA is a degree-granting
institution that trains young people of
talent in music, dance, drama,
filmmaking, and design and production.
Established by the N.C. General Assembly
in 1963, the School of the Arts opened
in Winston-Salem (“The City of Arts and
Innovation”) in 1965 and became part of
the University of North Carolina system
in 1972. For more information, visit
www.uncsa.edu.